Build Orange's Neverending Scrap 80 Build (the s is silent)

[peesalot]

Wait, go back to " Pull out kitchen & 270 awning " , them things is nice aint they.

 

[EWheeler]

I don't either. I get a much stronger housing out of better steel that'll be easier to weld my link and coil mounts to, I get a 9.5 front and can keep my RCVs and hubs and get to choose my caster angle from the get go

And a front housing can be built out of a rear 9.5" housing without spending the $1k on Ruffstuff

 

[AgentOrange]

And a front housing can be built out of a rear 9.5" housing without spending the $1k on Ruffstuff

I'll still be doing that. I'm bending factory housings that are trussed and reinforced. Haven't seen people bending the fabbed housings yet

 

[peesalot]

Have you decided on a housing ? There are some Hell Fire knuckles on marketplace .

 

[Broski]

I'll still be doing that. I'm bending factory housings that are trussed and reinforced. Haven't seen people bending the fabbed housings yet

What part of the housing are you bending ?

 

[AgentOrange]

Have you decided on a housing ? There are some Hell Fire knuckles on marketplace .

It'll be a RuffStuff housing for the front 9.5. Hellfires if I can swing them before this year's shenanigans will go on also, otherwise those will have to wait

 

[AgentOrange]

What part of the housing are you bending ?

I was bending at the balls, so then I got another housing and reinforced those right way. Then it seems like the long side tube has a bend in it even though it's been trussed as well. Laser says it's not straight through and axles don't like to come out. Short side I think is ok, but I think the knuckle ball is bent backwards on that side now too just a hair. I'm over it. I spend more time fixing it and replacing seals and stuff in there than I want to

 

[peesalot]

So you are saying you bend at the balls ? I see a new nickname, Ball Bender.

 

[Broski]

I was bending at the balls, so then I got another housing and reinforced those right way. Then it seems like the long side tube has a bend in it even though it's been trussed as well. Laser says it's not straight through and axles don't like to come out. Short side I think is ok, but I think the knuckle ball is bent backwards on that side now too just a hair. I'm over it. I spend more time fixing it and replacing seals and stuff in there than I want to

Thank you for the explanation.

 

[AgentOrange]

Thank you for the explanation.

Death by a thousand cuts. None of it is catastrophic, but combined it's getting to be a royal pain, and wanting to go 9.5 anyways, I may as well go all in

 

[peesalot]

Never hurts to have 9.5 " up front................

 

[gnob]

not even an lc guy but always thought it was nonsense the 80 didn't get the 9.5 front.

 

[AgentOrange]

not even an lc guy but always thought it was nonsense the 80 didn't get the 9.5 front.

Yeah that was a weird one. Don't get me wrong, a HP8 is pretty strong all things considered, but then interchangeability went out the window

 

[Broski]

Some would argue that the 9.5 is only marginally stronger then a 8" high pinion when run in the front as the 9.5 running in the front is running on the weaker side of the ring gear.

 

[AgentOrange]

I've heard that as well, but the number of stripped teeth on HP8s I've seen on 35s and 37s and the lack of stripped 9.5s on 40s and 42s tells me I'll be happy having that piece of mind

 

[Firemedic831]

A few things to consider . 1 its not weaker . 2 you now have a matching front and rear 3rd so you can carry 1 spare if you really want to . 3 there is no reason to argue . and 4 i think i have 4 or 5 spare 9.5 3rds if you need one .

 

[peesalot]

Curious, are you building the 9.5 front to accept the stock inners ? Are the rear axles & front inners same spline ?

 

[AgentOrange]

Yes, same spline so I can just move my RCVs into the new housing when it's ready to go...

 

[AgentOrange]

Which should be soon. Just waiting on outer balls and Hellfires to become available again

 

[Firemedic831]

Curious, are you building the 9.5 front to accept the stock inners ? Are the rear axles & front inners same spline ?

Inners are 30 spline front or rear. Most upgrade to 30 spline outers as well from the stock 27 spline .